At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues.
We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow and deliver better outcomes for members.
We are dedicated to building a high‑performance environment underpinned by a strong risk culture, ensuring we deliver the best outcomes for our members.
Your new role
Lead a regional partnerships portfolio that supports sustainable net member growth and delivers better outcomes for members across Victoria and Tasmania. As Senior Manager, Partnerships, you will lead a team of partnership professionals, strengthen relationships with employers and key stakeholders, protect and grow default arrangements, and ensure members can access meaningful engagement and education through their workplaces, unions and associations.
In this role, you’ll:
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing regional team of partnership professionals.
- Develop and deliver regional growth plans focused on delivering member growth and driving net flows through, engagement, education, retention and adding partner value.
- Manage and regularly review the regional partner portfolio to maximise growth opportunities, service outcomes and team capacity.
- Strengthen relationships with employers, unions, associations and other key stakeholders through proactive, value-added engagement.
- Oversee renewal strategies and action plans for businesses with upcoming default arrangements.
- Support business development activity and help optimise member joins when new businesses are onboarded.
- Manage commercial negotiations, contractual arrangements and due diligence for new partnerships and initiatives.
- Embed strong governance, risk and compliance practices while driving a Members First service culture.
- Lead the design of complex, end-to-end member experiences, shaping product direction through insight-led thinking and collaboration.
What you’ll need:
- Demonstrated experience leading, developing and motivating a diverse or geographically dispersed team.
- Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships and gain stakeholder cooperation.
- Deep knowledge of superannuation products, including corportate super arrangements, insurance, investment choice and pension-based products.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills, particularly when managing complex or at-risk partnerships.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience managing confidential or sensitive matters.
- The ability to work effectively under pressure, balance competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
- A sound understanding of compliance frameworks, governance requirements and risk management obligations.
- RG146 compliance, with broader superannuation industry knowledge and experience highly regarded.
- Understanding of the Australian industrial relations and digital service provider ecosystems is desirable.
Life at AustralianSuper
AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, offering learning, coaching and career opportunities across our growing organisation. We support flexible, blended working and are happy to discuss what this looks like for you.
We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or role, please let our recruitment team know.
What’s next
Apply now if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes, and want to make a meaningful impact supporting investment delivery for our members.
Important information
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Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency is required.
Agencies please note: this role is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team.
Skills Required
- Experience leading, developing and motivating a diverse or geographically dispersed team
- Strong relationship management skills and ability to build trusted partnerships and gain stakeholder cooperation
- Deep knowledge of superannuation products, including corporate super arrangements, insurance, investment choice and pension products
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills, particularly with complex or at-risk partnerships
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including managing confidential or sensitive matters
- Ability to work under pressure, balance competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Understanding of compliance frameworks, governance requirements and risk management obligations
- RG146 compliance
- Broader superannuation industry knowledge and experience
- Understanding of Australian industrial relations and digital service provider ecosystems
- Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency
What We Do
AustralianSuper is for everyday Australians and businesses; we help invest members’ money to create the best possible retirement outcomes for members. More than 3 million members and 440,000 businesses trust us to invest more than AU$270 billion on their behalf. One in 8 working Australians are a member of AustralianSuper, the nation’s largest superannuation fund. Our size has given us the ability to leverage significant investment opportunities for long term performance and low fees that are passed on to our members. With services and advice that simplify super for business including a free clearing house, secure online transactions, dedicated relationship managers, education and help. It’s easy to see why we’ve been a top performing fund. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AustralianSuper is not responsible for other user's comments. We reserve the right to delete any comments that are not in line with our community standards. By participating in the AustralianSuper’s LinkedIn community, you agree to adhere to our House Rules: ausup.me/HouseRules ______________________________________________________________________________________ Investment returns are not guaranteed. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Reference to any awards and ratings are only one factor to be taken into account when choosing a super fund. The information posted by AustralianSuper may be general financial advice which doesn’t take into account your personal objectives, situation or needs. Before making a decision about AustralianSuper, you should think about your financial requirements and refer to the relevant Product Disclosure Statement, available at australiansuper.com/pds or by calling 1300 300 273. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd ABN 94 006 457 987, AFSL 233788, Trustee of AustralianSuper ABN 65 714 394 898.
